"Walter Bright" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > Nick Sabalausky wrote: >> "Rioshin an'Harthen" <[email protected]> wrote in message >> news:[email protected]... >>> "Walter Bright" <[email protected]> kirjoitti viestissä >>> news:[email protected]... >>>> I keep thinking I should put on a "Compiler Construction" seminar! >>> A net-seminar, please, so that those of us who want to attend actually >>> can. >> >> Yes :). Things like this never make their way out to Cleveland (or >> anywhere within a three-hour drive, which is about the max I could >> realistically do). >> >> (Heck, *decent* programmers are never out this way.) > > When we did the Astoria Seminar in 2007, the consistent feedback was that > what the attendees liked most was the ambiance and getting together with > like-minded professionals and face time with experts. I do think that the > one-on-one in person is an essential ingredient to making seminars a > valuable experience.
Agreed. Which is why it's dissapointing that any good programming-related stuff is usually too far for me. I know a lot of people travel large distances for many of these things, but I'm rarely able spend the money on the travel and lodging. But videos are better than nothing though.
